United States arrests 13 Ku Klux Klan members in Mississippi
FBI agents arrested thirteen Klansmen in Mississippi at dawn as part of the probe into the January 1966 fire bomb murder of Vernon Dahmer a NAACP leader. A 14th suspect imperial wizard Sam Holloway Bowers Jr. remains at large. The group faces civil rights charges with possible penalties up to 15 years and $10,000 fines.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
UPI
FBI
Vernon Dahmer
Sam Holloway Bowers Jr
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi
Bowers
House Un-American Activities Committee
U. S
Hattiesburg
Dahmer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Cecil Victor Sessum
Cyclops
Klavern
Jones County
Miss
Howard Travis Giles
Ellisville
Lawrence Byrd
Laurel
Henry Edward de Boxtel
Clifton Eudell Lowe
Houston
Tex
James Franklin Lyons
Masonite Corp
Melvin Sennett Martin
Emanuel Moss
Deavours Nix
Charles Richard Noble
Checker champ will be crowned here
Junior Chamber of Commerce reports Fred Rewoldt and Kretschmar split a morning two game series with one win each. Action continues tomorrow as first place honors are awarded in the annual competition. Journal photo by Tom Kuncl.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fred Rewoldt
Kretschmar
Journal
Tom Kuncl
Washington
Frederika
Iowa
Emil Kretschmar
Davenport
American Legion Hall
Disbanding Sukarno Guard Signals Military Tightening
In Jakarta the Indonesian military disbanded President Sukarno's special guard and dismissed Brig. Gen. Mohamed Sabur in a formal ceremony. Lt. Gen. Suharto and Gen. Nasution led the move, reflecting military control as Sukarno remains a figurehead while a new cabinet excludes Communist influences. The action follows last month's deadly clash with anti Communist demonstrators and signals continued anti Sukarno pressure amid public dissatisfaction broadcast by Voice of Free Indonesia.
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Jakarta
UPI
Indonesia
Sukarno
Mohamed Sabur
Sabur
Sudirdjo
Military Police Directorate
Suharto
A. H. Nasution
Voice of Free Indonesia
Nasution
Malaysia
Iowa youth dies of monoxide poisoning in garage
Council Bluffs 17 year old Robert Knudsen died Sunday from carbon monoxide poisoning after an engine ran in a garage at his uncle Jack Harter's residence. He was found under the car as the door was closed and was pronounced dead at Jenny Edmundson Hospital.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
UPI
Robert Knudsen
Fred Knudsen
Jack Harter
Supreme Court backs federal civil rights murder prosecutions
The Supreme Court 9 0 upheld federal use in civil rights killings unpunished locally. The ruling allows a Mississippi case against 17 defendants over the 1964 murders of Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney to proceed after a lower court threw out a federal indictment. Justice Fortas said the Reconstruction era law protects all rights secured by the Constitution and federal laws.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Mississippi
Abe Fortas
Philadelphia
Miss
Andrew Goodman
Michael H. Schwerner
New York
James E. Chaney
Meridian
Fortas
United States
Last Chance to Sign Up for Medicare Insurance
Social Security warns Americans aged 65 and over to enroll in the Medicare voluntary insurance covering doctors' bills by midnight March 31 to avoid a two year wait for another chance. The plan starts July 1 and costs 3 dollars monthly. Offices and post offices offer the short form, with postmarks due by March 31.
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Washington
UPI
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Medicare
West Union doctor rejects Medicare in full page plea
Dr. David A. Freed of West Union denounces working under the Medicare plan in a Fayett County Union ad. He pledges to care for patients who stay with him, argues charity and economic freedom justify his stance, and warns welfare patients will be redirected. He says the move reflects a belief no man can serve two masters and laments potential loss of patients and the cost to taxpayers.
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Des Moines
IDPA
David A. Freed
West Union
Freed
Fayett County Union
Iowa
United States
Fayette County
Two Teens Die in Clinton Drive In Car
In Clinton Iowa two teens Thomas Jenkins 18 and Diane Wiltsee 15 were found dead in their locked car at a drive in theater after the engine ran all night. A motorist reported a suspicious vehicle and sheriff deputies found the couple apparently victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. The theater is two miles west of Clinton on US 136.
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Clinton
Iowa
UPI
Thomas Jenkins
Diane Wiltsee
Clinton County
Miss Wiltsee
Harris Wiltsee
Jenkins
Claude Jenkins
U.S. 136
Indira Gandhi Opens U.S. Aid Talks at White House
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi arrived in Washington for two days of discussions with President Johnson on food shortages and economic reform in India. Johnson emphasized practical steps like food production and fertilizer while noting U.S. grain aid of about 4 1/2 to 6 million tons in recent months. The talks, held after a welcome at the White House, will continue with private sessions and a second meeting Tuesday.
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Washington
Paris
Johnson
Mrs. Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
India
Gandhi
Inflation Grips Da Nang Amid General Strike
Da Nang faces a month of unrest with a general strike halting ship unloads. Prices jumped 150 percent overnight on staples and goods as goon squads enforce demonstrations. Hue stayed quiet while anti-government broadcasts continued from the city. Iowa weather outlook follows with variable clouds and warmer temperatures.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
UPI
da Nang Harbor
Saigon
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
Hue
Here
Governor Hughes defends Iowa budget amid surplus charges
In Des Moines Gov. Harold E. Hughes and state officials defend Iowa’s finances against GOP claims of a huge surplus calling the figure a myth. The four Democrats say funds are earmarked and investments grow the treasury. They warn the surplus is not a free-for-all fund and must cover emergencies and public needs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Paul Franzenburg
Lorne Worthington
Marin Selden Jr
Iowa
Hughes
GOP
Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement Fund
IPERS
Treasury
Franzenburg
Worthington
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